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On 17 September 2015, the Scottish Parliament passed the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill. The public gallery was packed with Deaf BSL users, many of whom had been banned from signing as children and forced to lip read. It had been a long, hard battle and it was difficult for many to hold back the tears and keep their emotions at bay.

The duty to report FGM

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Professionals working with children now have a duty to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM). Louise Hunt investigates progress so far.

Sharing, caring president: Dave Hill, ADCS president, 2016/17

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett meets Dave Hill, president of the ADCS, 2016/17.

Legal help for migrant children

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Initiative reduces destitution among migrant children.

Relentless increase in children's care applications set to continue

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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A record number of care applications were made in February, but experts differ over whether this is a sign of better child protection practice, the result of cuts to early help services or rising levels of poverty.

Council guide to short breaks

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Monday, March 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Charities develop a toolkit to help councils deliver effective short breaks for families with disabled children.

Ask the Experts: Explore British values with toddlers

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on British values at nursery, reducing child trafficking, teenage cannabis use and tidying young people's rooms.

Voice for the vulnerable: Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Jess Brown meets Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39.

The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

If children's services are to deliver improved outcomes with declining resources, the sector must embrace technology, joint working and volunteers, says Pillars and Foundations, a radical paper from the ADCS.

Legal Update: Trafficking victims and families

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the gaps in service provision for families and child victims of trafficking and how this group can be better supported.

How pre-school children profit from professional parental support

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Programme improves outcomes for nursery children by helping parents support their early learning and development.

Information sharing is the key to success of alternative provision

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

An Ofsted report highlights the importance of schools and councils sharing information about excluded pupils with alternative providers, but experts warn the fragmentation of the education system has made this more difficult.

A unique role to improve outcomes for children

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

As I come to the end of my first year of my four-year term as Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), I have reflected on the challenges and joys of this unique role.

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Growing recognition of the problem of child-to-parent violence has prompted new government guidance. Eileen Fursland looks at a range of approaches designed to tackle this complex issue.